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Table of Contents

Solid State Technology

Year 2004
Issue 7

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial Board


Equipment for Advanced Packaging

As an enabling technology, automated microelectronic and photonic manufacturing equipment is the engine that propels today's product concepts from the laboratory into large-scale commercial, military and industrial prominence.


Packaging Trends


Evolution of Wafer-level Packaging

Sandia National Laboratories and Fujitsu conceived the wafer-level package (WLP) in the mid 1990s.


New Products


Semicon West Products


Industry Voices


SATS Outsourcing Growth Is Blossoming

Last week, the Microelectronic Packaging and Test Engineering Council (MEPTEC) held what it hopes to be the first of many semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) investor conferences.


Editorial


Who Will Regulate Lead-free Compliance?

We all know that you can do well by doing good, right? When it comes to lead-free, many advanced packaging OEMs have already made an announcement of compliance.


News


In the News


FEATURES

Design For Reliability O


Design for Reliability of Stacked Die CSPs

FATIGUE MODELING


Cleanliness Is Critical


Cleanliness is Critical for Wafer Bump Stencil Printing

SOLDER PASTE DEPOSIT REMOVAL


Overmolded Electronic As


Overmolded Electronic Assembly Packaging

OVERMOLDING PROVIDES COST, RELIABILITY AND MANUFACTURING IMPROVEMENTS


The Back End Process


Controlling the Bond Process

Wirebonding


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Designing with LTCC

MATERIALS AND TOOLS


Advanced Wafer Level Cle


Advanced Wafer-level Cleaning Method

DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED STRIPPING CHEMISTRIES


Cover Story


Packaging Alternatives

NEW PACKAGING CONCEPT PROVIDES RELIABILITY